MedPage Today ASEhttp://www.medpagetoday.com/rss/ASE-Specific.xmlAmerican Society of Echocardiographyen-useditorial@medpagetoday.com (Editorial)webmaster@medpagetoday.com (Webmaster)Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:16:19 -0400Copyright 2012 MedPage Today.ASE: Ultrasound of Carotids May Aid Risk Predictionhttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27093http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27093MONTREAL -- Carotid ultrasound may help better establish cardiovascular risk in Mexican Americans than traditional risk assessment tools alone, researchers found.Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400ASE: Safety Affirmed for Contrast Agenthttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27078http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27078MONTREAL -- There are no clinically relevant changes in pulmonary hemodynamics after injection of the ultrasound contrast agent Optison (perflutren protein-type A microspheres), a small post-marketing study showed.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:00:00 -0400ASE: New Criteria Point Way to Better Use of Echoshttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27073http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27073MONTREAL -- New appropriate-use criteria for echocardiography can better distinguish between appropriate, uncertain, and inappropriate indications than older guidance, researchers found.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:30:00 -0400ASE: Stress Echo Accurate in Obese Patientshttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27050http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27050MONTREAL -- A normal stress echocardiogram is highly predictive of a lack of cardiac events over the next year in normal-weight and obese patients alike who have chest pain, a retrospective study showed.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:30:00 -0400ASE: Pulmonary HT, Shunt Not Bars to Liver Transplanthttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27054http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27054MONTREAL -- Neither an intracardiac shunt nor pulmonary hypertension should be contraindications to orthotopic liver transplantation, an echocardiography study suggested.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:30:00 -0400ASE: Diastolic Function Prognostic in ACShttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27047http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27047MONTREAL -- Diastolic function assessed using speckle-tracking echocardiography is predictive of all-cause mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes, researchers found.Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:01:36 -0400ASE: Insulin Resistance Tied to Early Heart Problemshttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27028http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27028MONTREAL -- In teens, insulin resistance appears to be an important link between obesity and early adverse cardiac changes, researchers found.Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:00:00 -0400ASE: CAD Defines Higher Risk Subset of Diastolic HFhttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27025http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27025MONTREAL -- In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, i.e., diastolic heart failure, coronary artery disease is common and is associated with worse echocardiographic findings and clinical outcomes, researchers found.Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:14:43 -0400ASE: Functional Stenosis Fairly Common After Mitral Valve Repairhttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27026http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/27026MONTREAL -- Functional mitral stenosis can occur in a substantial proportion of patients who have no residual regurgitation following surgical repair for myxomatous mitral regurgitation, a single-center study showed.Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:14:33 -0400ASE: Routine 3D Echo Use Debatedhttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20752http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20752SAN DIEGO -- Three-dimensional echocardiography has won many supporters but not everyone is convinced that it's ready for widespread clinical use.Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:35:30 -0400ASE: Heart Mechanics Can Point Out Scarshttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20746http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20746SAN DIEGO -- The effect of scarring in the heart can be predicted by the mechanics of the segments, researchers found.Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:30:58 -0400ASE: Right Ventricle Size Matters in Mitral Valve Surgeryhttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20735http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20735SAN DIEGO -- Don't ignore the right ventricle in mitral valve surgery planning, researchers warned here.Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:07:15 -0400ASE: Tool Targets Appropriate Echo Usehttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20718http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20718SAN DIEGO -- A web-based tool under development for the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) may make it easier to apply appropriate use criteria to orders for ultrasound imaging -- helping to avoid more intensive insurance industry scrutiny.Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:52:13 -0400ASE: Ultrasound May Add to CV Risk Predictionhttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20714http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20714SAN DIEGO -- Ultrasound imaging of the heart and the neck artery to the brain may paint a dramatically different picture of cardiovascular health in women thought to be at low risk by traditional factors, researchers found.Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:21:14 -0400ASE: CV Safety Affirmed with Echo Contrast Agentshttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20709http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASE/20709SAN DIEGO -- Microbubble contrast agents used in echocardiography don't elevate cardiovascular risk despite lingering doubts, according to a meta-analysis.Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:53:06 -0400